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Fig-5- Fig-4 To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES ATENT' rrroa.

ABNER' J. TOWER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 267,729, dated November21, 1882- Application filed July 17, 1882.

Beit known that I, ABNER J. TOWER, of Boston, in the county ot'Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefullmprovement inCoats, of which the following is a specification.

This inve ntion is an improvement in coats adapted to'be used onhorseback, and it relates particularly to that class of horsemens coatswhich are oiled or otherwise rendered water-proof, so as to protect thewearer from the weather. This class of garments are in extensive use incertain portions of the country where the wearers are almost continuallyonhorseback-as in herding cattle, for in- V stance.

The object of the invention is to provide a storm-flap, which will, whenthe wearer of the coat is on horseback, lie over and in front of thepommel of the saddle in such a manner that, although .the body of thecoat is necessarily spread apart, the persons clothing and l saddle arethoroughly protected from the rain,

' which otherwise could drive in and saturate of my improved coat withthe storm-flap in position for walking. Fig. 5 is a similar view of themodification above referred to.

A represents the body of the coat provided with the storm-flap B. Thisstorm-flap B is not new in this invention, and is usually retained inconnection with my improvement, although it may be omitted. Stitched tothe v I body A of the coat, at one side of the front opening, is myimproved storm-flap G. The upper end of my storm-flap G is stitched tothe flap B, or it may be integral with the latte'r. In case no flap B isused, the upper end of the storm-flap O is secured in any manner to thecoat-body A. The storm-flap 0 (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4) is bifurcatedat G, in order (No model.)

to be adapted to the situation of the wearer when on horseback, andextends almost to points at G 0'. At 6" it is stitched to the body ofthe .coat. At 0 it is, when used as a horsemans coat, buttoned over thebutton a, and when used for street wear, as shown in Fig. 4, buttonedover the button b, so as to remove the fullness which there wouldnecessarily be in the flap 0 when the coat was buttoned all the waydown.

It will be seen that the flap (l in Fig. 1 completely covers the pommel(shown in broken lines at inFig. 1) of the saddle and hugs the horsesback, so that no rain or snow can drive in. The saddle shown is thestyle commonly in use by the class wearing this style of garment.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 .and 5 the flap is made in twopieces, each of which is stitched to the main portion of the coat, oneto each side. The ett'ect and general appearance are the same as theflap shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, the two pieces of the former producingthe same shape as the single piece forming the latter. When the flapshown in Figs. 3 and 5 is in position for riding, one half is buttonedover the button 0 (dotted lines, Fig.

3) and the other half over the button f, each half-flap being secured toa button on the op posite side of the coat. For street wear the twohalf-flaps O are both buttoned on the same side of the coat, as shown inFig. 5, one lapping upon the other and secured upon the buttons g h.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a horsemans coat, a storm flap or flaps, C, secured to one or bothsides of the coat, extending across the front of the same, ofsubstantially the shape shown, and adapted to cover or lie in front ofthe pommel of the sad dle,and thereby prevent the admission of rain,850., at that point, substantially as shown.

2. In a horsemans coat, astorm flap or flaps secured to one or bothsides of the coat, extending across the front of the same, and cut sothat when placed in position for riding the ends 0 0' extend downwardand leave a central space, whereby the flap or flaps fit pommel of thesaddle and prevent the ad mising devices being situated near an edge ofthe to sion of rain, &c., at that point, substantially coat for use onhorseback and the other beas described. ing situated farther from theedge for use when 3. In a horsemans coat, the combination of Walking,substantially as and for the purpose the flap or flaps G and coat-bodyA, the latter set forth.

being provided with two buttons or sets of but- 'ABNER J. TOWER. tons,or other fastening devices, by means of Witnesses: which the free end ofthe flap or flaps may be HENRY W. WILLIAMS,

secured, one fastening device or set of fasten- JOSEPH ISHBAUGH.

